First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.74 -0.04 (-0.69%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. SII, VBTX, CASH, BITF, CCB, LOB, BBAR, CLBK, MBIN, and TFINShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Sprott (SII), Veritex (VBTX), Pathward Financial (CASH), Bitfarms (BITF), Coastal Financial (CCB), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), and Triumph Financial (TFIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Its Competitors Sprott Veritex Pathward Financial Bitfarms Coastal Financial Live Oak Bancshares BBVA Banco Frances Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp Triumph Financial Sprott (NYSE:SII) and First Foundation (NYSE:FFWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer SII or FFWM? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sprott 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer SII or FFWM? In the previous week, Sprott had 3 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sprott and 0 mentions for First Foundation. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat First Foundation's score of 0.00 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Sprott Positive First Foundation Neutral Is SII or FFWM more profitable? Sprott has a net margin of 25.21% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -15.29%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.04% beat First Foundation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott25.21% 15.04% 12.25% First Foundation -15.29%-1.20%-0.09% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SII or FFWM? 28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of First Foundation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SII or FFWM? Sprott has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott$178.65M11.20$49.29M$1.9340.20First Foundation$545.12M0.87-$92.41M-$1.41-4.07 Which has more risk & volatility, SII or FFWM? Sprott has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySprott beats First Foundation on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FFWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FoundationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$476.19M$2.24B$12.71B$21.71BDividend YieldN/A2.43%5.44%3.52%P/E Ratio-4.0712.40241.2529.86Price / Sales0.872.5530.9461.59Price / Cash37.2513.8522.8824.72Price / Book0.491.392.314.59Net Income-$92.41M$143.71M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.05%0.49%0.46%0.99%1 Month Performance-1.54%-0.50%1.68%2.77%1 Year PerformanceN/A15.66%539.87%15.20% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst FoundationN/A$5.74-0.7%N/AN/A$476.19M$545.12M-4.07710SIISprott2.5626 of 5 stars$72.94+1.4%N/A+74.1%$1.88B$186.32M37.79170Positive NewsVBTXVeritex4.2671 of 5 stars$34.30-1.4%$33.25-3.1%+28.8%$1.88B$797.62M16.33770High Trading VolumeCASHPathward Financial3.4084 of 5 stars$76.33-0.9%$91.00+19.2%+14.8%$1.74B$775.94M10.101,244Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBITFBitfarms2.3452 of 5 stars$3.12-2.5%$3.95+26.6%+53.5%$1.74B$192.88M-18.35110Gap UpCCBCoastal Financial3.7203 of 5 stars$113.61-1.5%$110.25-3.0%+119.8%$1.72B$703.32M34.96380News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLOBLive Oak Bancshares2.1168 of 5 stars$37.07-0.5%N/AN/A$1.70B$936.15M30.391,052Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeBBARBBVA Banco Frances4.8565 of 5 stars$8.17-1.7%$22.50+175.4%-16.6%$1.67B$4.86B6.106,289Gap UpCLBKColumbia Financial0.6597 of 5 stars$15.51-2.1%$16.00+3.2%-11.7%$1.63B$199.64M258.50750High Trading VolumeMBINMerchants Bancorp4.126 of 5 stars$32.22-2.4%$38.33+19.0%-29.8%$1.48B$1.45B7.08480Positive NewsTFINTriumph Financial3.4304 of 5 stars$56.83-4.2%$70.75+24.5%-32.4%$1.35B$419.01M129.151,430Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sprott Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Pathward Financial Alternatives Bitfarms Alternatives Coastal Financial Alternatives Live Oak Bancshares Alternatives BBVA Banco Frances Alternatives Columbia Financial Alternatives Merchants Bancorp Alternatives Triumph Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FFWM) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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